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Okay, I can't seem to find much information on this. I asked the dealer I got the bike from, their information was that synthetic is great on the race teams they work with, BUT, all of those teams have done engine work and likely clutch work.
I have one shop that insists these bikes need mineral oil due to the clutch. The irony is one of them just blew up his clutch (apparently a cheap fix though). I've always ran a race synthetic in my previous track/race bikes, but they were pretty old tech, and didn't have slipper clutches.
I do my starts manually - I get great starts that way, so have no intention of changing to the launch control when I'm doing better doing it myself.
Curious if anyone has any sources? Owner's manual lists any of the 10w40s with no preference.
Bike is still technically pretty new - just over 1000 miles, but basically all of those are track miles. All oil changes thus far (2) have been mineral oil. I want to change it again before my next trackday, and am debating what kind to get....
I have one shop that insists these bikes need mineral oil due to the clutch. The irony is one of them just blew up his clutch (apparently a cheap fix though). I've always ran a race synthetic in my previous track/race bikes, but they were pretty old tech, and didn't have slipper clutches.
I do my starts manually - I get great starts that way, so have no intention of changing to the launch control when I'm doing better doing it myself.
Curious if anyone has any sources? Owner's manual lists any of the 10w40s with no preference.
Bike is still technically pretty new - just over 1000 miles, but basically all of those are track miles. All oil changes thus far (2) have been mineral oil. I want to change it again before my next trackday, and am debating what kind to get....